About Dikling Village

Dikling is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 504 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikling village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737106
Area (hectares)	201.51 hectares
Population	976
Male Population	504
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dikling compares

By the 2011 count Dikling is the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 201.51 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dikling

Dikling is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dikling as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dikling from other places

Dikling lies about 3.3 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dikling
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	2.0 km
District headquarters	East District	3.3 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	11 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	38 km

Villages closest to Dikling

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakyong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dikling

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikling village had a population of 976. That makes it the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Dikling village has 504 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikling has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Dikling is 737106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikling covers 201.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dikling falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Dikling is Darjeeling, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dikling.

Dikling is about 3.3 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikling is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. Pakyong is about 2.0 km away. East District is about 3.3 km away. Gangtok is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.